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Table 4 Overall complication and in-hospital mortality rates

From: Feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of endoscopic vacuum therapy for intrathoracic anastomotic leakage following transthoracic esophageal resection

Overall complication rate, n (%)

3 (5.4)

 Bleeding

1 (1.8)

 Oxygen desaturation

1 (1.8)

 Aspiration

1 (1.8)

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

4 (7.2)

 Cardiac arrest

1 (1.8)

 Multi-organ failure

1 (1.8)

 Urosepsis

1 (1.8)

 Severe ARDS

1 (1.8)

  1. ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome